PRINTER'S NO. 1031
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
205
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MAHER, PEIFER, DUNBAR, GREINER, LONGIETTI,
BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DIAMOND, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DUSH, FEE, GABLER, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART,
A. HARRIS, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KINSEY, KIRKLAND,
KNOWLES, MACKENZIE, MILLARD, MURT, MUSTIO, PAYNE, PICKETT,
QUIGLEY, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS, ROZZI, SAINATO,
SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, THOMAS, VEREB, VITALI, WATSON,
WHEELAND, WARD AND MARSICO, MARCH 30, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 30, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2015 as "Financial Literacy
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Financial literacy is critically needed to achieve
personal financial goals which allow all Pennsylvanians to
attain the highest quality of life available in this good
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Personal financial practices and habits are formed
during our childhood years; and
WHEREAS, Many young people establish bad financial management
habits and stumble financially, learning by trial and error; and
WHEREAS, Increasing the financial literacy of all economic
and ethnic groups has proven successful in improving attitudes,
leading to improved decision making and providing a more secure
future for individuals who have been educated in financial
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literacy and their families; and
WHEREAS, Financial literacy training may easily be integrated
as a valuable component for elementary and secondary schools,
colleges and universities, community groups and resident town
hall meetings; and
WHEREAS, This endeavor is worthy of support and cooperation
for the benefit of the residents and consumers of this
Commonwealth and protection of their financial future; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That legislators, employers, schools, service
groups, community organizations, libraries, financial
institutions and the media be encouraged to provide
opportunities for financial literacy education for all
Pennsylvanians through a variety of means, including
collaboration with members of the Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Jump$tart
Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, in order to provide
outreach and education; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in special
recognition of the importance of increasing financial literacy
among Pennsylvania's residents, both young and old, recognize
the month of April 2015 as "Financial Literacy Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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